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The National Handloom Day was celebrated in Vijayawada in a colourful manner with weavers exhibiting their best work, attracting scores of people to have a second look at them and appreciate the workmanship. On this occasion, Minister for Textiles and Handlooms Kollu Ravindra said that the government of Andhra Pradesh plans to announce a Rs 125-crore loan waiver scheme which would benefit about 2.80 lakh weavers from the state.
Apart from this the state it is also considering a plan to provide interest free loans to weavers to promote the traditional handloom sector.
